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New York Times, Thursday, March 22, 2001

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : X-file examiners
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 69 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 56 for Mr. Estes. Thursday freshness: 80%
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© 2001, The New York Times3/22/1 ( No. 18,762 )
Across
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Kellogg's brand : EGGO
5
Self-styled "Original Gangster" : ICET
9
Congressional V.I.P.'s : WHIPS
14
"A Doll's House" heroine : NORA
15
One end of a narthex : NAVE
16
Roundup : RECAP
17
Alternative to a fence : MOAT
18
X-file examiners : GMEN
19
"All My Children" vixen : ERICA
20
Cooper's tool : ADZ
21
Combination punch? : PAIROFSOCKS
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Basketball announcer's cry : SWISH
25
Parade : STRUT
26
The Eagle, e.g. : LEM
27
Dirty rat : SOANDSO
29
Many eBay users : SELLERS
31
Brain-teasing Rubik : ERNO
32
Height for Heidi : ALP
34
Author Harper : LEE
35
Combination punch? : DOUBLECROSSES
40
Prefix with nucleotide : TRI
41
___ juris : SUI
42
"The Open Window" writer : SAKI
44
Responsible for : CAUSING
48
Fizz maker : SLOEGIN
50
Big inits. in the defense industry : ITT
51
Country's Brooks : GARTH
53
Supports : HELPS
54
Below-the-belt combination punch? : TWOBASEHITS
57
Samuel's mentor : ELI
58
Turn color, maybe : RIPEN
59
Lush : WINO
60
"Beowulf" beverage : MEAD
61
It begins "Sing, goddess, the wrath of ..." : ILIAD
62
"I will sing ___ the Lord": Exodus : UNTO
63
Daly of "Judging Amy" : TYNE
64
Smackers : CLAMS
65
Drudge : PEON
66
Zig : VEER
Down
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All together : ENMASSE
2
Positive news : GOODWORD
3
Boxing champ portrayed in the biopic "Somebody Up There Likes Me" : GRAZIANO
4
Granola bar bit : OAT
5
TV's Swenson : INGA
6
Negligee jacket : CAMISOLE
7
Six-time U.S. Open champ : EVERT
8
Some Met stars : TENORS
9
Has a lock on? : WRESTLES
10
"My ___!" : HERO
11
One hanging around the house : ICICLE
12
Mail order company employee : PACKER
13
Cramps, e.g. : SPASMS
21
Quite a scholar, for short : PHD
22
Heating need : FUELOIL
24
Anteater features : SNOUTS
28
Mexican president, 1988-94 : SALINAS
30
Renter : LESSEE
33
Fujitsu products : PCS
36
Banded bandits : BRIGANDS
37
Not enter deliberately : RUSHINTO
38
Scout's skill : EAGLEEYE
39
Arctic flier : SKIPLANE
43
Clique member : INSIDER
44
Kind of acid : CITRIC
45
Freely : ATWILL
46
Sweet spot? : UTOPIA
47
Matured : GREWUP
49
Words of wonder : OHS
52
Biblical possessive : THINE
55
Laser light : BEAM
56
Warner Bros. creation : TOON
60
Place for V.J.'s : MTV

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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